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Insights from INSOL Hong Kong 2025

Hong Kong - March 21 2025 On 17-19 March 2025, the restructuring and insolvency industry gathered in Hong Kong for the annual INSOL International conference…

United States: Even a Contract for Vice Services Doesn’t Count as an Unassignable Personal Services Contract Under Section 365 of the US Bankruptcy Code

USA - July 11 2023 One of the benefits the US Bankruptcy Code offers debtors is the ability to assign freely contracts under which the debtor has ongoing performance…

Japan: Japan to reform secured transactions law for the first time in 120 years

Japan - April 19 2023 On 20 January 2023, the Interim Proposal on the Reform of Secured Transaction Law (“Interim Proposal“) was published by the Japanese government. The…

Spain: The Transposition of the Restructuring Directive in Spain

Spain - November 16 2022 In late August 2022, the Spanish Parliament passed the transposition into Spanish law of the Directive (EU) 2019/1023 of the European Parliament and…

Australia: 2022 TMA Australia National Conference - Talking to clients about transition

Australia - November 11 2022 The importance of taking into account stakeholder attitudes to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues as part of business generally, but…

Australia: 2022 TMA Australia National Conference: Safe harbour - here to stay

Australia - November 10 2022 The panellists today noted the increased use of the Safe Harbour for directors as a protection against insolvent trading risk in the current economic…

Australia: 2022 TMA Australia National Conference International Update - Asia Pacific, UK & US

Asia-Pacific, Australia, European Union, United Kingdom - November 9 2022 The message from turnaround and restructuring leaders, Carlyn Taylor (FTI, US), Chris Laverty (Grant Thornton UK LLP) and Cos Borrelli (Kroll, Asia…

Australia: 2022 TMA Australia National Conference: Disrupt or die - transforming Australia’s construction industry

Australia - November 9 2022 The construction sector has long suffered from narrow margins, inappropriate risk allocation and cyclical bouts of insolvency. Jon Davies, Chief…

INSOL London 2022: Developing a Rescue Finance Market - Straight from the Investor’s Mouth

USA - June 29 2022 This panel discussion at INSOL London 2022, moderated by Debra Dandeneau, Chair of the Global Restructuring & Insolvency Group at Baker McKenzie…

United States: Buyer Beware! Not All Modifications to An Asset Purchase Agreement Are Created Equal; Any Material Modifications Should be Meaningfully Disclosed to the Bankruptcy Court and Parties in Interest

USA - May 25 2022 The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently upheld a bankruptcy court decision that demonstrates the…